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Christie responds to terrorist shooting in San Bernardino

Governor Chris Christie, like many others, knew right away the San Bernardino shooting was a result of radical Islamic terrorism. He sat down with Cynthia Fodor to discuss his plan to combat it.

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Updated: 3:30 PM CST Dec 5, 2015

Christie responds to terrorist shooting in San Bernardino

Governor Chris Christie, like many others, knew right away the San Bernardino shooting was a result of radical Islamic terrorism. He sat down with Cynthia Fodor to discuss his plan to combat it.

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WEBVTT CALIFORNIA MASS SHOOTING, NOW BEING INVESTIGATED AS AN ACT OF TERRORISM. CYNTHIA: YOU SAID, AS SOON AS YOU SAW IT HAPPENING, YOU THOUGHT IT WAS ACT OF TERROR. GOV. CHRISTIE: YEAH, AND THIS IS WHY EXPERIENCE MATTERS. I TURNED TO MY WIFE AND SAID, THIS IS TERRORISM. THIS IS NOT WORKPLACE VIOLENCE. THIS IS TERRORISM. CYNTHIA: YOU SAID YESTERDAY THE MASS SHOOTINGS ARE EVIDENCE WE ARE ALREADY TANGLED IN THE NEXT WORLD WAR. GOVERNOR CHRISTIE: WHAT I MEAN BY THAT THE NEXT WORLD WAR WILL , NOT LOOK LIKE THE FIRST TWO. IT'S NOT NATION-STATES FIGHTING EACH OTHER. IT'S GOING TO BE MOVEMENTS LIKE AAL-QAEDA AND ISIS LOOKING TO RADICALIZE THE WORLD. CYNTHIA: AND WHAT WOULD YOU DO AS PRESIDENT TO FIGHT ISIS? GOV. CHRISTIE: FIGHT THEM THERE AND HERE. SO HERE, YOU ENHANCE INTELLIGENCE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES TO INTERVENE ON THESE PLOTS BEFORE THEY HAPPEN. WE NEED TO BE MORE AGGRESSIVE OVERSEAS WITH ALLIES, ARAB AND NATO, TO BRING THE FIGHT TO THEM THERE, TO DISTRACT THEM FROM BEING ABLE TO PLOT AND PLAN HERE. CYNTHIA: YOU SAY YOU ARE THE MOST EXPERIENCED TO TAKE THIS ON? GOV. CHRISTIE: IF YOU WANT SOMEONE TO FIGHT TERRORISM, I'VE DONE IT ALREADY. I'VE DONE IT FOR SEVEN YEARS AS U.S. ATTORNEY AFTER 9/11, FOUGHT TWO OF THE LARGEST TERRORISM PROSECUTIONS IN JUSTICE DEPARTMENT HISTORY. AFTER 9/11, I MADE SURE EVERY DAY LAW ENFORCEMENT HAD THE TOOLS THEY NEEDED.

Christie responds to terrorist shooting in San Bernardino

Governor Chris Christie, like many others, knew right away the San Bernardino shooting was a result of radical Islamic terrorism. He sat down with Cynthia Fodor to discuss his plan to combat it.